As per reports, Chile’s National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (SENAPRED) has declared a red alert for heavy rainfall and severe mudslides affecting eastern and pre-Andean areas of the Santiago Metropolitan Region.
• The alert was referenced in updated UK travel guidance on Friday (09 October) and remains relevant for Saturday (10 October).
• Reports indicate that the affected communes include San José de Maipo, Puente Alto, Pirque, La Florida, Peñalolén, La Reina, Las Condes, Lo Barnechea, Vitacura and Colina.
• Heavy rainfall and associated slope instability pose risks of flooding, mudslides and disruption to road connectivity.
Categories: Natural Disasters - Landslide
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